BLAZING OIL.
LIGHTNING STRIKES TANK.
SERIOUS DAMAGE IN CALIFORNIA.
(BT CABLE—PRESS ASSOCIATION GOPTMQKt.) (Sydney "Sra" Skbvicb.) ,
SAN FRANCISCO, September 15
Two soldiers lost their lives, a dozen homes wero destroyed, and a large part of the plant of the Associated Oil Company was wiped out by a fire which was started by lightning striking a huge tank of crude oil. The flames spread to another tank, and 100,000 barrels of gasoline. The loss already amounts to £300,000, and the fire is spreading. It now threatens a large residential • section; also the property of the Standard Oil Company.
OLD TOWN THREATENED. FOUR SOLDIERS LOSE THEIR LIVES. (Beceived September 16th, 7.55 p.m.) NEW YOBK, September 15.
At Monterey, lightning last night struck a tank containing 55,000 barrels of crude oil, and started a conflagration which is likely to cost 3,000,000 dollars.
Four soldiers who participated in fighting the flames lost their lives.
Efforts now are directed towards saving the old town of Monterey, the historic site of the first Government of California, beloved by writers and artists.
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Press, Volume LX, Issue 18180, 17 September 1924, Page 10
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